+ The crime drop in America: an exploration of some recent crime trends
- Author:
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Blumstein, Alfred
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology & Crime Prevention
- Topics:
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Crime, Gun Carrying, Supply, Surveillance/Data Collection, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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DRUG traffic, GUN control, IMPRISONMENT, MURDER, ROBBERY
The author examined data from the annual Federal Bureau of Investigation annual volume Crime in the United States, a compilation based on crimes reported by the police. Between 1993 and 2000 the United...
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+ The patterns and prevalence of mass murder in twentieth-century America
- Author:
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Duwe G
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Justice Quarterly
- Topics:
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Crime, Homicide, Mental Health, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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EPIDEMIOLOGY, HOMICIDE, mass murder, trend
The author examines the epidemiology of mass murder in the United States during the twentieth century, using New York Times reports for the cases between 1900 and 1975 and the FBI's Supplementary Homicide...
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+ Mass murder in Australia
- Author:
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Jager AD
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Current Opinion in Psychiatry
- Topics:
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Crime, Homicide, International
- Keywords:
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AUSTRALIA, mass murder
The author reviews the history of mass murder and its relationship with gun control legislation in Australia though interviews and a literature review. The psychological and economic effects on survivors...
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+ A comparative, cross-national analysis of partner-killing by women in cohabiting and marital relationships in Australia and the United States
- Author:
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Mouzos J / Shackelford TK
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Aggressive Behavior
- Topics:
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Crime, Homicide, International
- Keywords:
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AUSTRALIA, MURDER, cohabiting, marriage, partner-killing
The authors examined the prevalence of partner-killing by women in Australia by relationship type (cohabiting or marital), by partner ages, and by the age difference between partners, using national-level...
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+ Gun Policy, Opinion, Tragedy, and Blame Attribution: The Conditional Influence of Issue Frames
- Author:
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Haider-Markel, Donald P. / Joslyn, Mark R.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Journal of Politics
- Topics:
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Crime, Legislation and Policy, Public Opinion
- Keywords:
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Policy Making, Public Opinion, gun policy, mass murder, policitcal processes
The authors explore the effect of “framing” on public opinion about gun policies and “blame” for the school shooting in Columbine, Colorado. In the first study, the authors use a survey of adults to explore...
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